PHILADELPHIA — Nerlens Noel believes the ball should move when the 76ers are on offense.

“There should be a minimum five passes in a possession,” said Noel after Tuesday's two-hour practice. “There's not rhythm when (the ball) sticks. If a guy's open 10 out of 10 times, you've got to give it to him 10 out of 10 times.”

Following Monday afternoon's 111-76 thrashing by the Wizards, Noel told reporters the Sixers “have to be able to reward our big guys and we have to move the ball. I think (the offense) was stagnant again.”

Point guard Michael Carter-Williams, who played AAU ball with Noel in Boston, took 13 shots against Washington (he made two). Jerami Grant, Robert Covington and center Henry Sums each attempted 10, with Noel (making four), K.J. McDaniels and Hollis Thompson getting nine.

“It's not even really shots — it's touches,” Noel said. “You want to feel like you're in the game and ready to contribute at that side of the floor.”

While saying he hasn't spoken to Noel about the matter, MCW insisted, “If that's something he said, I've got to do a better job of getting guys touches; it's as simple as that.”

“We definitely need better ball movement as a team. It's got to start with me. I think that's why I take most of the blame for it.”

Some Sixers were overheard grumbling about the lack of players involved on offense after a Jan. 13 home loss to Hawks 105-87. In that game, MCW had 13 shots (hitting eight), Covington 13 (converting two) and the now-injured Tony Wroten went 4-for-12. Nobody else managed more than seven attempts.

Noel said his dissatisfaction doesn't affect his relationship with Carter-Williams.

“No. I love Michael,” Noel said. “He's my brother.”

Noel, Carter-Williams and the Sixers, whose 8-33 record at the halfway point puts them on pace to win 16 games. host the NBA-worst Knicks on Wednesday night. New York (8-36) halted a 16-game skid by beating the shorthanded Pelicans on Monday.

“It's a winnable game,” Carter-Williams said. “We want to go out there and perform the way we're capable of playing.”

Second opinion on Wroten

Brown said Wroten, who has missed the last four games with what's being called a sprained right knee and sat out seven more with the same injury earlier this season, is Wednesday to fly to California on Wednesday to see a specialist.